DPA Emerging Technology Act of 2026

This bill changes the rules for the Defense Production Act Committee, a group of federal agencies that coordinates national defense production. It requires the Committee to meet at least twice a year and lets its Chairperson create additional subcommittees. It creates a Subcommittee on Emerging Technology to study how new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum computing, semiconductors, and space, affect national defense and supply chains. Within 18 months, the Subcommittee must report to Congress on the benefits, drawbacks, and resources needed for a strategic reserve of critical biomanufacturing. The bill also fixes a punctuation error in the short title of the Defense Production Act.

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Sponsors

• Stephen F. Lynch Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors